Herb

Buddleja Flower (Mi meng hua)

密蒙花mi meng hua
1 sourceFlos Buddlejae

Clears and nourishes the liver to brighten the eyes, and disperses eye nebula, redness and tearing.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十六·灌木·密蒙花·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主青盲肤翳、赤涩多眵泪，消目中赤脉，小儿麸豆及疳气攻眼；清肝养肝明目。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平、微寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·密蒙花·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·密蒙花·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十六·灌木·密蒙花·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.